rift s shimmering drives me mad.

[jozeff]

Hi guys,

 

 

I'm having a lot of fun flying DCS in VR.

 

 

However the shimmering is quite annoying and I don't seem to get rid of it.

 

 

I used all settings in dcs vr optimization guide.

 

 

I use pd 1.5 in Oculus tray tool and used the vr shader mod.

 

 

I turned msaa off in game and set msaa in Nvidia control panel.

 

 

I have a GTX 2080super and a 9700i with a lot of fast ram.

 

 

Am I overlooking sonething here?

 

 

I'll try to post my settings in a screenshot later.

 

 

 

 

Thanks in advance!!

 

 

 

 

Jozeff

[dburne]

Turning MSAA off and then on in Nvidia Control panel does nothing.

Run 2x MSAA in DCS. AF to 16x.

Still going to get some shimmering though.

[rmk80]

and set msaa in Nvidia control panel

 

This does not work, you need to set MSAA in game

[jozeff]

Ok, thanks

 

 

I've added some attachments with my settings.

 

 

Thanks for your help guys..

 

 

 

 

Jozeff

[dburne]

I would think with your rig you should be able to run in game MSAA at 2x.

I run resolution of cockpit displays at 512.

Only thing I set in Nvidia Control Panel is " Prefer Maximum Performance".

I leave pre-rendered frames at default of 1.

If that is a Rift S you might want to lower your SS to around 1.3.

 

My settings:

Edited April 5, 2020 by dburne

[Lao Fei Mao]

The shimmering can't be removed unless you have a high resolution VR, such as 4K/eye. You may try the Pimax 8KX VR.

[bear.is.flying]

Echoing what other people have said. Use MSAA 2x via the in-game settings, the NVCP setting doesn’t work in DCS VR. Also you might need to lower your PD/SS. Try 1.3 SS via OTT with 2x MSAA.

[jozeff]

Thanks guys, I'll give it a try.

 

 

 

 

I thought msaa in Nvidia inspector was way better than in game settings but ok.

 

 

I have ss 1.5 or 1.6 but I don't really see a difference..

 

 

I have the vr shader mod installed and use the setting where you can set the anti aliasing for centre of view. Do you guys use that??

[Bob_Bushman]

This I'm running PD of 1.2 and MSAA 2x.

 

Setting AF or MSAA out of game via nvidia control panel doesn't work.

Those who think it does fails to notice the fact that it isn't on at all, and of course that brings some perf benefits and they announce it as "better", heck I have been there.

 

The shader mod does indeed help with performance a lot, but last time I tried it it borked up cockpit canopy reflections something awful when I was over water and went back to regular.

[Lange_666]

The thing with the shader mod is that you need to go through uninstall / re-install each update even when that goes through utility's like OvGME and stuff.

And even then they can get borked leaving you again with nothing.

It would be far more easier when ED provided a option for a selectable shader for VR.

[USA_Recon]

It always shimmers on the ground, no matter what the settings, mod, etc...

 

MSAA though is a big framerate killer, I would rather increase my PD to 1.2 and keep it off.

 

Shader mod didn't do much for me, I suspect maybe it works on lower end systems.

[Wali763]

Shimmering will be there for a long time. Best to accept it. Had briefly a Reverb and also with that high resolution, shimmering is still painful, especially on the carrier looking around.

 

But also on monitor you do have that, but to a lesser degree.

 

I guess, only once we have real high resolution headsets like 8K per eye, this will go away.

[zaelu]

Try with ASW disabled. I can't stand ASW. Everything is jelly or broken on edges. I can live with doubling effect because of frames missing than having everything wobbly.

[Strong05]

Try with ASW disabled. I can't stand ASW. Everything is jelly or broken on edges. I can live with doubling effect because of frames missing than having everything wobbly.

 

 

Agreed, this came back on for some reason on my index and I couldn't stand all the artifacts, some of which fit into the "shimmering" description.

[zaelu]

Another thing is to use OTT instead of the game PD settings. Still searching for a option to set the VR window output resolution on the forums but the game creates a smaller window which ads to the shimmering effect.

[Rogue Trooper]

I found the DCS SSA set to 1.5 helped a lot with shimmering and I did not notice a drop in FPS.

I am locked in at 45 Hz permanently so this may explain why I do not notice a difference, however I also did not notice an fps drop when I was testing the headset with a max setting of 60Hz with re projection set to "auto" (60Hz and 30Hz), but again this is a binary 60 or 30 so no good for testing FPS drops.

 

My Pixel density is 1.0 (I find this setting to be more expensive in frame rates than the MSAA setting in DCS, I can set a PD of 0.9 and run 4 MSAA all day long but I prefer 1.0 and 2 MSAA).

[Enduro14]

Since when does dcs ssaa work with vr?

[VirusAM]

Since when does dcs ssaa work with vr?

 

 

 

Infact ssaa should not work in vr

[dburne]

Since when does dcs ssaa work with vr?

 

It doesn't.

[jozeff]

Ok, so I'm a bit confused.

 

 

I set pixel density to 1.5 in Oculus tray tool.

 

 

In dcs I have it at 1.0 so it doesn't do anything.

 

 

Msaa I have at 2x.

 

 

Should I mess with the ssaa??

 

 

If I turn off msaa an raise pixel density I don't see that much of a difference to be honest.

Also msaa 2x and msaa 4x looks the same to me except for much lower dose.

 

 

 

 

 

I have a rift s, 2080 super and 9700k and 32 fast ram

 

 

Thanks a lot.

 

 

Cheers

 

 

Jozeff

[dburne]

Do not use SSAA for VR.

[VirusAM]

Do not use SSAA for VR.

 

 

 

Exactly

[jozeff]

Ok thanks!!

[Rogue Trooper]

I will have to go back and check it, placebo effect perhaps.